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ccote
Nov 16, 2011, 11:19 PM
There's one black and one white wire, where do I put into new thermostat g,w,y,r or rc?

wmproop
Nov 17, 2011, 08:53 AM
Put one on R post,, the other on W post,, doesn`t matter which color

repairman_red
Nov 21, 2011, 06:37 AM
If you want to fully utilize the new thermostat then you need new wire; elsewise, hook one to r and the other to w.